Hey Friends! My new home online is Herstand.com. You’ll be able to find all my latest projects there in engineering, advocacy, writing, acting, and music. New blog posts will generally end up on Medium (I’ll link to the best ones … Continue reading →

You have a great idea for an App, you’re all set to start building it, and then you realize you have no business plan. So you start asking around: “how do I make money with this idea?” If you came … Continue reading →

Hello again. Let’s see, I left you on August 23rd, which, coincidentally lets us begin this post the same way as the last one, that is, with a TED talk… Nice Ted talk on the power of visualizing data to … Continue reading →

So… it’s been awhile. Blame Twitter; a travelogue feels a bit silly when I can record each event, as it happens. Also, I haven’t been traveling, I’ve been working. Take the day of my last blog post. What was I … Continue reading →

“If you ever come back to Ireland, I won’t accept this crap again.” The fact that this was the most hopeful (and productive) time in my four weeks of acquiring my Irish green card, has given me a bit of … Continue reading →

In the midst of all the neon pixels, gun blasts, stylized narrative adventures and action-packed space romps scattered around the Indie Megabooth at GDC, Skye immediately caught my eye. It was crisp and bright, showcasing a rich fantasy world in a so...

Facebook's struggle to deal with Russian manipulation campaigns has produced a casualty among its upper ranks. The New York Times has learned that chief information security officer Alex Stamos is expected to leave Facebook in August after butting h...

Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are using 20 percent thicker glass and a stronger aluminum frame, both of which are designed to cut down on damage from drops. Samsung says the Galaxy S9 and S9+ are more durable than previous devices thanks to the new materials. SquareTrade today conducted its traditional breakability tests on […]

In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest Apple news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays. Monday, March 19 Highlights 1. AirPods: the audiophile review: The Verge's Vlad Savov finally got around to testing a pair of AirPods, […]